Yankees' disappointment after ALCS sweep

The Yankees were swept by the Tigers in the ALCS in one of the most disappointing postseason performances by the Bronx Bombers in recent memory. Alex Rodriguez, who struggled so much he was benched for Games 3 and 4 jogs back to the dugout after making an out as a pinch-hitter.

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Robinson Cano, who had been red-hot coming into the playoffs, was just as disappointing as any other Yankees player. The second baseman was 3-for-40 in the postseason.

Even playoff hero Raul Ibanez couldn’t figure out the Tigers pitchers after Game 1.

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Nick Swisher, a notoriously bad postseason player, throws down his bat and looks down in disgust after striking out. Swisher is a free agent after this season and the Yankees could let him walk after another awful October.

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Cano couldn’t buy a hit or even a walk as he argues with the homeplate umpire after a strikeout.

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The Tigers roughed up Yankees ace CC Sabathia in Game 4. Sabathia, who pitched masterfully in the ALDS, was the Yankees’ last hope at salvaging a comeback.

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Yankees GM Brian Cashman will have to answer a lot of questions this offseason after the Yankees failed to make the World Series for the third straight year.

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Will A-Rod be back next year? Sources say the Yankees may eat the majority of his remaining five-year deal to be rid of the slumping slugger.

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Despite how well the Yankees pitching was, the offense let them down in the ALCS.

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Ibanez’s heroics were legendary this season, but even he couldn’t hit enough home runs to push the Yankees to a single win.

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Cano has the regular season numbers to warrant a long-term deal, but does his postseason and A-Rod’s decline scare off management?

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New York Yankees catcher Russell Martin reacts as he gets medical attention to his hand injured during an at-bat in the eighth inning against the Detroit Tigers during Game 3.

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David Phelps walks of the field with a sour taste in his mouth from his first postseason of his career.

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Phil Hughes dries his face. Hughes was bitten by the injury bug and had to leave Game 3 early with a herniated disc.

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Teixeira walks back to the dugout in disgust after striking out.

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How can Joe Girardi find a way to manage his team to victory when it has such a hard time scoring runs? The Yankees never had a lead in the ALCS.

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The team’s body language says it all.

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The only thing Alex Rodriguez, who is seen with his girlfriend Torrie Wilson, scored this postseason was the phone number of bikini model Kyna Traecy.

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Joe Girardi is visibly upset at the post game press conference

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It’s back to the Bronx for Cano and Co. The Yankees have been eliminated by the Tigers in back-to-back postseasons and swept in a seven-game series for the first time since 1976.

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Eduardo Nunez holds his head in shame after the Game 4 loss and overall ALCS debacle.